Archive for February 21, 2007
Lent a time of conversion, not ‘self-realization,’ Pope says
Over 10,000 people crowded the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall today to meet with Pope Benedict XVI for his weekly general... Read more
Ave Maria School of Law to relocate to Southwest Florida
The Board of Governors of Ave Maria School of Law has voted to move the law school from its current... Read more
Archbishop Gomez urges Catholics to seek God’s healing power during Lent
Christians are called to seek reconciliation with God in spiritual preparation for Easter, Archbishop José Gomez has written in his... Read more
Thomas More Law Center wins in defense of pro-life demonstrators
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio, unanimously ruled in favor... Read more
Italian girl suffers mental breakdown after forced abortion
A 13-year-old girl is in the psychiatric unit of an Italian hospital after a forced abortion. The girl threatened suicide... Read more
Pope Benedict offers prayers, support for accused Polish bishop
Made public today was a Letter from Benedict XVI to Stanislaw Wielgus, Archbishop Emeritus of Warsaw, Poland. The Holy Father... Read more
Vietnamese police detain priest defender of religious freedom and human rights
Police in the central region of Vietnam have detained Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, a prominent defender of religious freedom... Read more
Argentinean archbishop says human rights can never be invoked as justification for taking life
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes attacked abortion and the death penalty this week, noting that there are certain rights that... Read more
Bishop denounces “radical laicism” that marginalizes Christianity
In a letter marking the beginning of Lent, Bishop Julian Lopez Martin of Leon has denounced efforts to change the... Read more
Spanish archbishop cracks down on abuse of general absolution
In his pastoral letter, “Lent in Times of Trial,” Archbishop Fernando Sebastian of Pamplona has demanded that priests definitively cease... Read more
St. Peter Damian offered tremendous example of humility and love, Holy Father writes
Made public today was a message from the Pope to Fr. Guido Innocenzo Gargano, superior of the Roman monastery of... Read more
Conversion of the heart is at the center of Lent, Pope says
Celebrating Ash Wednesday Mass at the ancient Roman Basilica of Santa Sabina this afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI emphasized that conversion... Read more
Chilean Bishop condemns copycat article which violates Sacramental Confession
Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel the Auxilary Bishop of Santiago has firmly condemned a recent article in the Chilean newspaper “Las... Read more
